Strawberry Maria
From
The Cake Bible
Cookbook
Page 184
Course: Cakes
chocolate genoise
fruit cloud cream
Photo by Zosia
Photos (2)
Zosia
Zosia
Reviews
1 reviews,
average rating 5.0 / 5
★
★
★
★
★
1 found this helpful
Sign in to mark helpful
Moist chocolate cake with ethereal strawberry cream – the perfect birthday cake for my mother.
The components of the cake have been reviewed separately here and here. The chocolate génoise and the cloud cream were a wonderful match for each other both in flavour and texture. Neither component was intensely flavoured, either with chocolate or strawberry so one did not overshadow the other, but rather complemented the other perfectly. The overall texture was delicate and airy; the cake was a delic... Read more
The components of the cake have been reviewed separately here and here. The chocolate génoise and the cloud cream were a wonderful match for each other both in flavour and texture. Neither component was intensely flavoured, either with chocolate or strawberry so one did not overshadow the other, but rather complemented the other perfectly. The overall texture was delicate and airy; the cake was a delic... Read more
4 comment(s)
southerncooker
· 13 years ago
Lovely review and cake too. I know your Mother must have been delighted. Happy birthday to her.
Zosia
· 13 years ago
southerncooker, thank you for your kind wishes....and yes, she did love the cake.
Queezle_Sister
· 13 years ago
That does look amazing! You are very brave in attempting these complex cakes, and the chocolate filigree really sets it off. How did the filagree hold up to slicing the cake?
Zosia
· 13 years ago
Thank you QS.
The band held up surprisingly well...there were a few broken bits with each piece and I did cheat a little by using kitchen shears to cut through the chocolate at the top to get each slice started!